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Staff presses for tree-protection tracts and confirms code minimums: 30 feet for existing trees, 20 feet for new plantings
Summary
City reviewers told applicants they prefer tree-protection areas recorded as tracts (not easements) and reiterated code minimums that a 30-foot protection area is required to protect existing trees while 20-foot areas apply to new plantings; staff also described replacement-credit rules tied to grading near protection boundaries.
City of DeLand staff and applicants spent extended time debating how to record and size tree-protection areas and how the city’s code counts preserved trees.
City reviewers said they prefer tree-protection areas recorded as separate tracts rather than as easements because tracts make ownership and maintenance responsibilities clearer and reduce future scope creep. Staff asked applicants to change preliminary-plat language from “tree protection easement” to “tree protection area/tract” and indicated the Planning Division will revise standard conditions accordingly.
On sizing, staff reiterated that…
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